ORLANDO - Senior place-kicker Josh Czajkowski had a memorable finish to a productive career.

N.C. State’s defense bounced back from some late-season struggles against the pass. And the Wolfpack delivered the first bowl win in coach Tom O’Brien’s four seasons in a 23-7 defeat of No. 22 West Virginia on Tuesday night in the Champs Sports Bowl.

The host Triangle Tarheels defeated the Greensboro Gaters 35-28 to win the five-team Triangle Invitational girls 10-and-under AAU basketball tournament played Saturday at Long Mill Elementary School in Youngsville, coach Ahmad Smalls said.

Sarah Gutierrez led the Tarheels with nine point.

It's ironic that Duke spent five seasons living-and-dying by the 3-pointer and couldn't get to the Final Four.

Now that the Blue Devils are at the Final Four, because of their
ability to defend and find other sources of offense besides the 3,
their fate against West Virginia on Saturday in the national semifinals
rests on ... you guessed it ... the 3-pointer.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said Monday he doesn’t not know whether
point guard Darryl "Truck" Bryant will be able to play against Duke in
the national semi-finals on Saturday.

"I don’t have any idea. We’re not going to [practice] today, and we
really won’t know until we see what he can do tomorrow and Wednesday,
and see how he progresses," Huggins said.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It was one year and six days ago that East Carolina upset then-No. 8 West Virginia, the highest-ranked opponent any ECU team had ever beaten.

That historic win seemed like, well, history on the Pirates' return trip to West Virginia on Saturday. The new-look Mountaineers overcame a mountain of mistakes and cranked out 509 yards of total offense to handle ECU 35-20 at Milan Puskar Stadium.

@ Morgantown, W.Va.

West Virginia 35, East Carolina 20

Fourth quarter

• ECU drives down to WVU 24 but turns it over on downs. That's all.

When I see a news story datelined from West Virginia, my body
involuntarily contracts, waiting for the blow. Nine times out of 10, it’s not a good news story, although there are plenty of good people and heart-warming deeds of note that could find their way into stories if anyone were looking for them.